Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
4522
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1
216
journal article
27944
10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1
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Key to the genera of
Delphinidae
in
Korea
1 Dorsal fin absent.............................................................................
Lissodelphis
- Dorsal fin present..................................................................................... 2
2 Blunt head, no prominent beak........................................................................... 3
- Long head, beak present................................................................................ 8
3 Upper teeth absent; 3–7 lower teeth on each side of jaws (maybe absent or extensively worn); forehead with deep vertical crease........................................................................................
Grampus
- Upper and lower teeth present............................................................................ 4
4 Flipper broad, paddle-shaped, rounded tip; dorsal fin pointed, tall, erected; female
0.9 m
in length, male
1.8 m
in length; striking black and white coloration.....................................................................
Orcinus
- Dorsal fin pointed, <
0.8 m
.............................................................................. 5
5 Dorsal fin with broad base, located on anterior 1/3 body; dorsal fin low and falcate; bulbous head; long sickle-shaped flippers..........................................................................................
Globicephala
- Dorsal fin located on central body........................................................................ 6
6 Elbow-shaped flipper; prominent hump; lips black...................................................
Pseudorca
- Flipper slightly rounded; no hump; lips white............................................................... 7
7 Teeth <15 each side (8–10 upper jaw, 10–13 lower jaw)..................................................
Feresa
- Teeth>15 each side (20–26 upper jaw, 22–25 lower jaw)..........................................
Peponocephala
8 Beak smoothly joins forehead........................................................................
Steno
- Beak with sharp crease where joins forehead................................................................ 9
9 Dark lateral striped from face to anus...........................................................
Lagenodelphis
- Lateral striped absent or not continued from face to anus..................................................... 10
10 Discrete, short beak <3% body length; large pale gray bifurcated patches from forehead to tail............
Lagenorhynchus
- Distinct beak>3% body length.......................................................................... 11
11 Teeth>39 each tooth row.............................................................................. 12
- Teeth 18–29 on each tooth row; sharp crease where beak joins forehead....................................
Tursiops
12 Hourglass pattern present on each side..............................................................
Delphinus
- Hourglass pattern on each side absent................................................................
Stenella